Duncan transfer screw

ABSTRACT

The Duncan Transfer Screw will assist in the process that will allow a surgeon to place a final dental implant restoration immediately after surgery into a patient&#39;s mouth that will function in conjunction with the dental implant(s) placed in the mandible and/or maxilla bone(s). The Duncan Transfer Screw is used in the manufacturing of a surgical dental implant stent that will allow a surgeon to place a dental implant(s) perfectly parallel to other dental implant(s) as well as teeth. The Duncan Transfer Screw is used in the manufacturing of a surgical dental implant stent that will allow a surgeon to place dental implant(s) at a predetermined depth within the mandible and/or maxilla of a patient undergoing surgery.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The Duncan Transfer Screw is placed into use during a sequence of stepsfor the manufacturing of a surgical dental implant stent and issuggested to be placed under Class 433, Dentistry, as this class is aspecific class under the broader class of Surgery and includes methodsdirected to or including specific dental steps whereas the use of thisdevice ultimately facilitates the replacement teeth. The Duncan TransferScrew is suggested to be assigned the Subclass 25, Apparatus, whereasthis device or subcombination thereof is for facilitating thereplacement, treatment, or testing of either natural of artificial teethnoting that the above apparatus does not remain in the patient's mouthafter treatment.

The Duncan Transfer Screw is placed into use during the second step insolving notable problems in the process of both favorably manufacturinga surgical dental implant stent in the dental lab as well as ultimatelysurgically placing dental implants in the patients mouth using theaforementioned stent. Because the Duncan Transfer Screw or anything toserve it's exact purpose has not previously been invented, currentlydental implant stents in addition to any other means used by surgeons toplace any number of dental implants in a patient's mouth are unable tobe manufactured as to allow such surgeons to place a dental implantparallel to other implants or existing teeth on the arch of the mandibleor maxilla of a patient undergoing surgery. When a dental implant analogis not placed parallel to other dental implant analogs, finalrestorations are much more difficult to manufacture and the longevity ofa final restoration is shortened. Without the Duncan Transfer Screwand/or the process of its use, surgical dental implant stents are unableto be manufactured as to allow surgeons to place a dental implant at apredetermined depth decided upon by the surgeon or allow a dental labtechnician to manufacture a surgical dental implant stent that can beused to fabricate the final dental implant restoration that will staythe patient's mouth. When surgeons have no means to accurately followthrough with making a fissure to place a dental implant at apredetermined depth, such surgeons when making this fissure will passthrough the bone of the mandible or maxilla and be required to find anew site as well as restore the damaged area causing additional time fora patient undergoing the procedure to heal and recover. Currently,surgical dental implant stents are not manufactured as to allow asurgeon to immediately place a final dental implant restoration.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The Duncan Transfer Screw is placed into use during the second step ofmanufacturing a surgical dental implant stent. The Duncan Transfer Screwis used by placing a specified threaded end of the screw into apreviously placed (in a model made of standard dental lab materialreplicating a patient's mandible or maxilla) parallel dental implantanalog with matching threads leaving the other end of the screw abovethe plane of the aforementioned model. The Duncan Implant Screw assistsin allowing the ultimate manufacture of a dental implant stent that forthe first time will allow surgeons to control the depth of placed dentalimplant(s), while also allowing such surgeons to place dental implant(s)parallel to other dental implant(s) or teeth and immediately place thefinal dental implant restoration in a patient's mouth that will functionin conjunction with dental implants placed using the aforementionedsurgical dental implant stent.

The Duncan Transfer Screw assists the manufacturing of theaforementioned surgical dental implant stent and allows a finalrestoration to be manufactured with more ease. The Duncan Transfer Screwassists the manufacturing of the aforementioned surgical dental implantstent and allows for dental implant to be placed parallel allowing forincreased longevity of a final restoration. The Duncan Transfer Screwassists the manufacturing of the aforementioned surgical dental implantstent that also will serve as a guide to a surgeon allowing him or herto place a dental implant at a predetermined depth thus leaving no errorfor correct and desired dental implant placement.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING

FIG. 1 is a front view perspective of the Duncan Transfer Screw;

FIG. 2 is a side view perspective of the Duncan Transfer Screw;

FIG. 3 is a sectional view perspective of the Duncan Transfer Screw.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The Duncan Transfer Screw is best carried out while used in conjunctionwith a previously placed (in a model made of standard dental labmaterial which was itself made from impressions of a patients mandibleor maxilla arch taken by a dentist replicating a patient's mandible ormaxilla) parallel dental implant analog with mating threads. Referringto FIG. 1, the end with the smallest circumference relative to it'sopposite, which contains external threads, is placed into the matingthreads of a previously placed ( in the model replicating a patient'smandible or maxilla) and aforementioned dental implant analog by meansof rotation. Also referring to FIG. 1, the end of the screw with alarger circumference relative to its opposite is machined as to haveexternal threads as well and will serve as a mate to another step in themanufacturing of a surgical dental implant stent.

Referring to FIG. 2, the end of the screw with the larger circumferencerelative to its opposite is machined to have a void in it as to allow ascrew driver like toot to be inserted into it to rotate the DuncanTransfer Screw into and out of a dental implant analog as well as theDuncan Transfer Band. Referring to FIG. 3, end of the screw with thelarger circumference relative to its opposite is machined to be round inshape and have a void in it as to allow a screw driver like tool to beinserted into it to rotate the Duncan Transfer Screw into and out of adental implant analog as well as the Duncan Transfer Band.

The Duncan Transfer Screw is the first of it's kind and is machined outof any surgical metal such as stainless steel or titanium while servingas the best way to carry out the manufacturing of this invention.

1. The Duncan Transfer Screw is a device that with mating screw threads,will work in conjunction with a dental implant analog previously placedinto any model made of standard dental lab material which replicates apatient's mandible or maxilla.
 2. The device defined in claim 1 willallow for the easy transfer into and out of a dental implant analog. 3.The device defined in claim 1 will allow for the correct placement ofthe Duncan Transfer Band.
 4. The device defined in claim 1 will allowfor the easy transfer into and out of the Duncan Transfer Band.
 5. Thedevice defined in claim 1 can be machined to any desired dimension ordimensions desired.
 6. The device defined in claim 1 can be machined asto mate or fit any manufactured tool or tools or apparatus for thepurpose of rotating into and out of a dental implant analog.
 7. Thedevice defined in claim 1 can be machined out of any desired surgicalmetal
 8. The device defined in claim 1 can be manufactured out of anymaterial used for the purpose of this invention that is accepted bygoverning bodies of dental surgery and/or dental laboratories.
 9. Thedevice defined in claim 1 will allow for the manufacturing of a surgicaldental implant stent that will allow a surgeon to place the final dentalimplant restoration immediately after surgery into a patient's mouththat will function in conjunction with the dental implant(s) placed inthe mandible and/or maxilla bone(s) while using the aforementionedsurgical dental implant stent.